A. Being B. Far from being C. Despite of D. Not

34. The story that the temple was built by an emperor in Han Dynasty.

A. tells B. says C. goes D. states

35. Although she wrote brilliant stories and poems as a child, she was twenty- five.

A. her first real success did not come until B. her first real success came until

C. it was not until her first real success D. it was until her first real success

36. The discussion was so prolonged and exhausting that the speakers stopped for refreshments.

A. at large B. at ease C. at intervals D. at random

37. The energy by the chain reaction is transformed into heat.

A. transferred B. released C. delivered D. conveyed

38. If the whole operation beforehand, a great deal of time and money would have been lost.

A. was not planned B. has not been planned

C. had not been planned D. were not planned

39. The ratio of the work done by the machine the work done on it is called the efficiency of the machine.

A. against B. to C. with D. for

40. Cancer is second only heart disease as a cause of death.

A. of B. to C. with D. from

Part II: Reading Comprehension (2×20=40 )

Directions: In this section there are several reading passage followed by twenty questions or unfinished statements, each with suggested answers marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the one that you think is the correct answer.

Passage A

Clearly if we are to participate in the society in which we live we must communicate with other people. A great deal of communicating is performed on a person-to-person basis by the simple means of speech .If we travel in buses, buy things in shops, or eat in restaurants, we are likely to have conversations where we give information or opinions, receive news or comment, and very likely have our views challenged by other members of society.

Face-to-face contact is by no means the only form of communication and during the last two hundred years the art of mass communication has become one of the dominating factors of contemporary society. Two things, above others, have caused the enormous growth of the communication industry. Firstly, inventiveness has led to advances in printing, telecommunications, photography, radio and television. Secondly, speed has revolutionized the transmission and reception of communications so that local news often takes a back seat to national news, which itself is often almost eclipsed by international news.

No longer is the possession of information confined to a privileged minority. In the last century the wealthy man with his own library was indeed fortunate, but today there are public libraries. Forty years ago people used to flock to the cinema, but now far more people sit at home and turn on the TV to watch a programmer that is being channeled into million of homes.

Communication is no longer merely concerned with the transmission of information. The modern communication industry influences the way people live in society and broadens their horizons by allowing access to information, education and entertainment. The printing, broadcasting and advertising industries are all involved with informing, educating and entertaining. Although a great deal of the material communicated by the mass media is very valuable to the individual and to the society of which he is a part, the vast modern network of communications is open to abuse. However, the mass media are with us for better, for worse, and there is no turning back.

41. A great deal of communication is performed on a __________.

A) non-verbal basis

B) written form basis

C) face-to-face basis

D) verbal basis

42. In the first paragraph the writer emphasized the __________ of face-to-face contact in social settings.

A) nature

B) limitation

C) usefulness

D) creativity

43. It is implied in the passage that __________.

A) local news used to be the only source of information

B) local news still takes a significant place

C) national news is becoming more popular

D) international news is the fastest transmitted news

44. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?

A) To possess information used to be a privilege.

B) Public libraries have replaced private libraries.

C) Communication means more than transmission.

D) Information influences ways of life and thinking.

45. From the last paragraph we can infer that the writer is __________.

A) indifferent to the harmful influence of the mass media

B) happy about the drastic changes in the mass media

C) pessimistic about the future of the mass media

D) concerned about the wrong use of the mass media

Passage B

Robert Spring, a 19th century forger, was so good at his profession that he was able to make his living for 15 years by selling false signatures of famous Americans. Spring was born in England in 1813 and arrived in Philadelphia in 1858 to open a bookstore. At first he prospered by selling his small but genuine collection of early U.S. autographs. Discovering his ability at copying handwriting, he began imitating signatures of George Washington and Ben Franklin and writing them on the title pages of old books. To lessen the chance of detection, he sent his forgeries to England and Canada for sale and circulation.

Forgers have a hard time selling their products. A forger can’t approach a respectable buyer but must deal with people who do not have much knowledge in the field. Forgers have many ways to make their work look real. For example, they buy old books to use the aged paper of the title pages, and they can treat paper and ink with chemicals.

In Spring’s time, right after the Civil War, Britain was still fond of the southern states, so Spring invented a respectable maiden lady known as Miss Fanny Jackson, the only daughter of General “Stonewall” Jackson. For several years Miss Fanny’s financial problems forced her to sell a great number of letters and manuscripts belonging to her famous father. Spring had to work very hard to satisfy the demand. All this activity did not prevent Spring from dying in poverty, leaving sharp-eyed experts the difficult task of separating his forgeries from the originals.

46. Why did Spring sell his false autographs in England and Canada?

A) There was a greater demand than in America.

B) There was less chance of being detected there.

C) Britain was Spring’s birthplace.

D) The prices were higher in England and Canada.

47. After the Civil War, there was a great demand in Britain for __________.

A) southern money

B) southern manuscripts and letters

C) signatures of George Washington and Ben Franklin

D) Civil War battle plans

48. Robert Spring spent 15 years __________.

A) running a bookstore in Philadelphia

B) as a forger

C) corresponding with Miss Fanny Jackson

D) as a respectable dealer

49. According to the passage, forgeries are usually sold to __________.

A) sharp-eyed experts

B) book dealers

C) persons who aren’t experts

D) owners of old books

50. Who was Miss Fanny Jackson?

A) The only daughter of General “Stonewall” Jackson.

B) A little-known girl who sold her father’s papers to Robert Spring.

C) Robert Spring’s daughter.

D) An imaginary person created by Spring.

Passage C

Believe it or not, blue jeans have been around for over 130 years. Levi Strauss created the first blue jeans as work pants for gold mine workers in San Francisco. Today, the Levi’s brand is sold worldwide.

Now people around the world have greater and greater passion for the denim clothes. Jeans jackets, jeans shirts and suits can be found in hundreds and thousands of stores and street markets in most countries. Millions of pairs of jeans are produced in American, European and Asian countries each year for the local and international markets. Customers of jeans range from working class to movie stars, the young to the old and the black to the white. The jeans have become a fashion statement.